Leray Surname
Approximately 12,706 people bear this surname
Leray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,538 | 1:5,757 | 477 |
| United States | 432 | 1:839,025 | 64,101 |
| Philippines | 260 | 1:389,378 | 50,424 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Leray (317) may also be a first name.
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Leray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leray (Hindi: लेरया, Russian: Лерай) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Leray click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leray? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,165th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 573,552 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Leray are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 493,198th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 317 people.
The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 11,538 people, or 1 in 5,757. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 39 percent live, Brittany, where 21 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Not including France Leray is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.
Leray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leray surname grew 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leray Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leray last name are 7.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.4% being registered with the political party.
The amount Leray earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning R 279,780 per year; in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,172 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leray in the Hindi language | ||
| लेरया | leraya | 50 |
| लेराय | leraya | 50 |
| Leray in the Russian language | ||
| Лерай | leraj | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leray
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